[SOLVED] Ubuntu Feisty - Emerald not loading themes (nVidia)

[nevsie]

I am quite new to everything here... but have installed and setup ubuntu, and manager to get beryl and everything installed and apparently working (i.e. i have the 3d cube, wobbly screens, etc.).

However, on starting beryl the top bar on all windows disappears. (the one you click to drag a window, with the x to close, etc.) I can still use alt + click to move windows, but efectively no themes are loading... Any advice on how to get this to happen.

I have emerald installed, it is set as my window decorator, and now i am have run out of thoughts or ideas!!! hope someone can help.
thanks, N

[unabatedshagie]

Make a backup of your xorg.conf file by doing sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup then edit the file sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and find the device section and add this just above the EndSection line [code:c7769]Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "backingstore" "True"
Option "TripleBuffer" "True"[/code:c7769] Then you need to restart x Ctrl + Alt + Backspace and log back in, you should have the borders back.

[nevsie]

hi and thanks for the reply... i have added... but no result and something different is now happening!!!
When i logged out and in again the top bar was missing (beryl manager not started). I then started beryl manager and the top bar appeared.
I then changed window manager from 'metacity' to 'beryl' and the top bar disappeared again!!!

So it appears adding those lines has basically turned off the top bar when it has first booted up and before beryl manager is running... but not enabled it when beryl is running!!! so not working i am afraid. any other ideas?

here is the device section i added to... with your bits in it. let me know if you need to see full file. thanks, N

[code:02582]
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV34M [GeForce FX Go5200 64M]"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "backingstore" "True"
Option "TripleBuffer" "True"
EndSection
[/code:02582]

[unabatedshagie]

Try adding Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" in the screen section.

and if that doesn't work post the contents of the xorg.conf file here

[nevsie]

hey, thanks again for advice... but nothing.

xorg.conf below:

[code:2aa4d]# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Thu Nov 9 17:55:20 PST 2006

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 28.0 - 70.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV34M [GeForce FX Go5200 64M]"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "backingstore" "True"
Option "TripleBuffer" "True"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation NV34M [GeForce FX Go5200 64M]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
[/code:2aa4d]

[nevsie]

been a serchin' and a searchin' and result!!! One last thing left to change!!

in section screen change:

[code:77b31]
DefaultDepth 16
[/code:77b31]

to


[code:77b31]
DefaultDepth 24
[/code:77b31]

works like magic. thanks all

[mpooley]

Hi and Thanks!
I had exactly the same problem as Nevsie but your solution worked for me!
thought i'd just let you know.

thanks

Mike